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and that is because of laws being passed like this one. it is why mississippi is now one of four states with one abortion clinic left. pro-life lobbyists have been working with state governments across the country to restrict abortions by imposing so many regulations on clinics that they can no longer operate. >> we were last on civil rights, but we can be right -- we can be first on human rights. instead of being laughed, we want to be first at something, and we believe being first ending abortion is a good thing. >> 3 hours drive from jackson, you have reached the mississippi delta. in one of the poorest parts of america, choosing to have an abortion is not an option for many women. they cannot afford to pay for the procedure. >> she is 13 years old. last month, she gave birth to her daughter. >> it is hard to go to school. i'm very sleepy. >> [indiscernible] >> gin at ground level has been working with pregnant teenagers in the delta and for 17 years. she is worried that the jackson clinic closes, more of these weylandt will have an unw
and that is because of laws being passed like this one. it is why mississippi is now one of four states with one abortion clinic left. pro-life lobbyists have been working with state governments across the country to restrict abortions by imposing so many regulations on clinics that they can no longer operate. >> we were last on civil rights, but we can be right -- we can be first on human rights. instead of being laughed, we want to be first at something, and we believe being first...
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but now officials and law enforcement agents are taking a new law to the streets. talking to one on the spot. in order to overcome this addictive drug, they say users must accept treatment which is usually not often. >> i'm george soros. -- george al guya. the top stories this hour. israelis voting in an election with benjamin netanyahu expected to return to office. >> islamist extremists and in africa pose a large extensional threat. those are the words of prime minister david cameron in the wake of the algeria hostage crisis. and there's a sense of this area south of is a hara is a new breeding ground for terror. boots on the ground. after a week of heavy fighting and airstrikes, france says it's now -- bbc's mark doyle is in central marli, and he joins us now. i do want so get on to the wider picture. but let's look at the french intervention, and that latest. they have been able to reovertake this town, dably. >> that's right. all of the strategic numbers marli are on the -- that sign is where the targets and is limbists and the fwrenching take back and the riv
but now officials and law enforcement agents are taking a new law to the streets. talking to one on the spot. in order to overcome this addictive drug, they say users must accept treatment which is usually not often. >> i'm george soros. -- george al guya. the top stories this hour. israelis voting in an election with benjamin netanyahu expected to return to office. >> islamist extremists and in africa pose a large extensional threat. those are the words of prime minister david...
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we will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. we will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully, not because we are naive about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear. america will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe. and weapon will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis abroad. for no one has a greater stake in a peaceful world. >> i think that's the most important thing he said today because i think it's about war and peace. i think he wants peace with iran, somehow. and i think picking hagel and john kerry are part of that today. it will be interesting to look at the traffic tomorrow out of teheran and whether they respond to this or not. the president said it was time now for his generation to keep up the work on behalf of all mernls and immigrants. this is very liberal. let's listen. >> authority is not kpleet until our wives, our mothers and daughters are can earn a liviei equal t
we will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. we will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully, not because we are naive about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear. america will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe. and weapon will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis abroad. for no one has a greater...
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they cooperated fully to pass the 1964 civil rights law. and if i can put my hand on it, i'd like to read you a very short exchange between kennedy and johnson on july 4, 1964. the 1964 civil rights act was signed and enacted into law by the president on july 2. on july 4, lyndon johnson had gone down to the ranch. he had been out on his boat all day getting his usual sun burn and baking off of alcohol. bobby kennedy was tracking what would happen on our july 4, the second day the law was in effect forbidding discrimination, segregation, in restaurants, hotels, this monumental law. and bobby said well, mr. president, we really had a good day today. then he started ticking off things. the fact that the chamber of commerce in jackson, mississippi, had voted 16-1 to urge all businesses to desegregate. and, well, johnson wasn't going to let that one go without a response. he said we had a good day in johnson city. our three cafes peacefully integrated today. and when that conversation ended it just about brought tears to my eyes as these two gu
they cooperated fully to pass the 1964 civil rights law. and if i can put my hand on it, i'd like to read you a very short exchange between kennedy and johnson on july 4, 1964. the 1964 civil rights act was signed and enacted into law by the president on july 2. on july 4, lyndon johnson had gone down to the ranch. he had been out on his boat all day getting his usual sun burn and baking off of alcohol. bobby kennedy was tracking what would happen on our july 4, the second day the law was in...
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. if we are truly created equal surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> after remaining nearly silent on the issue for most of his first term, the president spoke with renewed commitment regarding climate change and the urgent battle to combat it. >> some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms. >> after outlining this broad, ambitious agenda, the president then went to lunch with the people who will seek to block it. surrounded by congressional republicans, president obama acknowledged the gulf separating him from his adversaries on capitol hill. >> i recognize there are profound differences in this room, but i just want to say thank you for your service, and i want to thank your families for their service because regardless of our political persuasions and perspectives, i know that all have us serve because we believe we can make america for
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. if we are truly created equal surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> after remaining nearly silent on the issue for most of his first term, the president spoke with renewed commitment regarding climate change and the urgent battle to combat it. >> some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of...
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this law that we cannot comply with would in effect close this clinic. so while roe v. wade is still the law of the land, it is totally inaccessible in the state of mississippi. >> tell me your story. tell me what happened to you, diane, so people around the country and i can really understand how this works on the ground. >> each year they have introduced legislation which we have been able to comply with. so we have a transfer agreement with a local hospital. we have a backup physician who has admitting privileges. last year they passed a law that would require each physician who worked in the clinic to have admitting privileges. that was not to -- every hospital turned us down. we already have admitting privileges. hospitals are now going towards hospitalists. this is something that only applies to abortion clinics. the state knew the hospitals wouldn't give them. of course when they didn't, we are now not in compliance with the law. >> so they set up situations, congresswoman, at a state level that they know would be very difficult if not impossible for the clinics
this law that we cannot comply with would in effect close this clinic. so while roe v. wade is still the law of the land, it is totally inaccessible in the state of mississippi. >> tell me your story. tell me what happened to you, diane, so people around the country and i can really understand how this works on the ground. >> each year they have introduced legislation which we have been able to comply with. so we have a transfer agreement with a local hospital. we have a backup...
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back in 2011 they broke the amount of laws that were limiting abortion. you see 92, which is gigantic. now in 2012 well, it's been down to 43. those 43 are now centered on six states, and of course there are some red states that are trying to take away rights. now this is an interesting stat as well. this is the most interesting one. hey, do you think abortion should be legal or not? 52% say it should be legal under certain circumstances. 25% said legal in all cases and 20% wanted flat-out outlawed. that means only 20% of the country, one in five actually want abortion to be illegal under all circumstances. overturn roe v. wade. that's a tiny minority. you have 77% saying they are, in fact, pro-choice. when you say legal under certain circumstances. that makes you pro-choice. that mean you're in favor of roe v. wade after all. the country is on our sides and on the side of the legislatures, not so much. now in mississippi they're trying to eliminate abortion. they can't make it illegal but they can limit access to it. >> reporter: the signs are hard to mi
back in 2011 they broke the amount of laws that were limiting abortion. you see 92, which is gigantic. now in 2012 well, it's been down to 43. those 43 are now centered on six states, and of course there are some red states that are trying to take away rights. now this is an interesting stat as well. this is the most interesting one. hey, do you think abortion should be legal or not? 52% say it should be legal under certain circumstances. 25% said legal in all cases and 20% wanted flat-out...
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california has a law drawn on independent commission. over all the districts are more independent, and california will get better representation. i put the bill forward thinking there is gridlock in washington, one of the reasons is because of the redistricting and how it's so tilted. and the other is lack of public financing and too many concerned with pac contributions or independent expenditures by the wealthy. that's another issue we need to deal with. >> michael: they seeming to hand in hand to a degree, but isn't this kind of like the issue in the filibustering reform. it will always work in their best interest to keep the districting the way it is. listen, you were a state center. you know all--you were a senator, and this all happens at the state level an it's so important for them to control the legislatures like that. that's so obvious don't you see a parallel? >> well, there is a parallel. 2010 was a perfect storm, and the republicans came in and they took a lot of legislatures andrew the lines lines that will be there for the
california has a law drawn on independent commission. over all the districts are more independent, and california will get better representation. i put the bill forward thinking there is gridlock in washington, one of the reasons is because of the redistricting and how it's so tilted. and the other is lack of public financing and too many concerned with pac contributions or independent expenditures by the wealthy. that's another issue we need to deal with. >> michael: they seeming to hand...
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saying that as soon as 271 electoral -- states representing 271 pass the same law it becomes law in those states. so that would end the electoral college, effectively -- >> do you think -- where are you on that? we've been debating that since high school you and i. what do you think is better for the country, electoral college or popular vote for president? >> popular vote for president. popular vote for president. too many states are ignored. we have a ten-state election right now. if you had a popular vote carries, we'd have a 50-state election. >> let me go to mike crowley. this republican movement in certain states, especially in harrisburg where they just can't win statewide because in philadelphia last time it was like a 500,000 vote plurality coming out of the city, an 85% coming out of philadelphia around the same in pittsburgh. mike doyle's district. so you have four cds in philadelphia together a huge plurality of democratic votes basically wasted when you go in terms of cd counts. are the republicans up to something that looks naughty and they don't care if it looks naugh
saying that as soon as 271 electoral -- states representing 271 pass the same law it becomes law in those states. so that would end the electoral college, effectively -- >> do you think -- where are you on that? we've been debating that since high school you and i. what do you think is better for the country, electoral college or popular vote for president? >> popular vote for president. popular vote for president. too many states are ignored. we have a ten-state election right now....
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department of justice, implementing the brady law. and the central part of our law that we've proposed along with our governor in the state of delaware is a universal background check. it's most important that that be done on a federal level, because it's only going to work, as long as it's implemented nationally. but in delaware, we've proposed a universal background check, a ban on assault weapons, a ban on high-capacity magazines. also, a law that would require the owners of weapons who lose or have weapons stolen to report it. and that cuts down on the purchasing of people going and buying guns to give to bad people. and the final piece is banning of weapons within a thousand feet of a school. and i think you'll see in delaware a common sense approach that respects the second amendment, a great tradition of sport hunting and hunting, we use weapons in our state, but also making sure the common sense approach is to protect kids. >> now, you are not unaware that delaware is probably more democratic, at least in terms of how it votes
department of justice, implementing the brady law. and the central part of our law that we've proposed along with our governor in the state of delaware is a universal background check. it's most important that that be done on a federal level, because it's only going to work, as long as it's implemented nationally. but in delaware, we've proposed a universal background check, a ban on assault weapons, a ban on high-capacity magazines. also, a law that would require the owners of weapons who lose...
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> today's inaugural poem came from richard blanco, a cuban american who says negotiating his identity as an american and as a gay man is the wellspring of poetry. he said he has lived the american dream as being named the fifth inaugural poet. here's part of the poem he read today to the president and to the world. >> we head home through the gloss of rain or weight of snow or the plum blush of dusk but always, always home, always under one sky, our sky. and always one moon like a silent drum tapping on every roof top and every window of one country. >> richard blanco joins me now. what a day this must have been for you. the first latino american to read a poem at this inaugural, the first gay american to do that. what was it like? >> the actual event was just amazing. what i've come away with, of course, i've never done this before. it seemed very intimate and the atmosphere at that m
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> today's inaugural poem came from richard blanco, a cuban american who says negotiating his identity as an american and as a gay man is the wellspring of poetry. he said he has lived the american dream as being named the fifth inaugural poet. here's part of the poem he read today to...
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that's a law. that's always the law by april 15. but -- the bill -- >> i think it's time for the senate to take up a budget. actually show the american people the color of their stripes. they have been insulate by the house republicans by us passing bills that harry reid said would pass the senate. preconference bills that were dropped at our laps at the end of the crisis right when we were getting ready to shut down the government or hit our default position. i think this is good from the standpoint that we're going to force the senate to debate on the floor of the senate a lot of them only see the floor when they go to vote, i want to see them debate, standing before the american people and talking about their liberal policies and their spending priorities. i believe america needs to see that. i think if we have hope as conservatives to take back the united states senate, we have got to expose those guys and fwals for what they are. >> and i hope that is really the case. but again, this bill has to be -- go to the senate and be si
that's a law. that's always the law by april 15. but -- the bill -- >> i think it's time for the senate to take up a budget. actually show the american people the color of their stripes. they have been insulate by the house republicans by us passing bills that harry reid said would pass the senate. preconference bills that were dropped at our laps at the end of the crisis right when we were getting ready to shut down the government or hit our default position. i think this is good from...
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that equal protection under the law. that women should be able to get equal pay for equal work. that we should make sure that we finally pass comprehensive immigration reform, so immigrants to this country have a rational way to actually remain here. and that we focus, finally, on climate change. all of those things are real problems, real issues that need to be addressed, and if the republicans think that those are issues that won't unify the country, they clearly weren't listening during this last campaign. >> well, in terms of unifying the country, he also was not maybe drawing a lain in tine in sand, but seemed to be kind of poking his finger in the side of republicans. listen to this little bit from the inaugural address. >> for now, decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford delay. we cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name calling as reasoned debate. >> i mean, he's clearly singling out republicans here, and kind of the bitter battles of the past, but is that h
that equal protection under the law. that women should be able to get equal pay for equal work. that we should make sure that we finally pass comprehensive immigration reform, so immigrants to this country have a rational way to actually remain here. and that we focus, finally, on climate change. all of those things are real problems, real issues that need to be addressed, and if the republicans think that those are issues that won't unify the country, they clearly weren't listening during this...
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then sure lit love we commit to one another must be equally as well. >> reporter: foreign policy was noticeably absent from his address though he harolded a decade of war, touting a recovering economy and acknowledged the lessons still ahead. >> the commitments we make to each other, these things do not sap our nation. they strengthen us. >> reporter: he gave mitt romney this line. >> they do not make us a nation of tears. ♪ la >> reporter: filling the air what patriotism, kelly clarkson and beyonce. ♪ the brave there was a poem and prayers. as he left the west front of the capitol, a nostalgic turned back toward the lincoln memorial. >> i want to take a look out one more time. >> now there were shades of the campaign that the president winning out, success can't mean that a few people are making it and a growing number are barely scratching by. the president acknowledging that bipartisan -- or the lack of bipartisanship here in washington but n
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then sure lit love we commit to one another must be equally as well. >> reporter: foreign policy was noticeably absent from his address though he harolded a decade of war, touting a recovering economy and acknowledged the lessons still ahead. >> the commitments we make to each other, these things do not sap our nation. they strengthen us....
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we committed to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: foreign policy absent from his address, though he heralded the end of a decade of war, and touted the economy. >> the commitments we may teach each other, these things do not sap our nation, they strengthen us. >> reporter: the president mostly refrained from partisan jabs but appeared to single out his former gop opponent mitt romney with this line. >> they do not make us a nation of takers. ♪ >> reporter: filling the air with patriotism, the voices of kelly clarkson and beyonce. ♪ >> reporter: there was a poem and prayers. as he left the front of the capitol, a nostalgic president turned back toward the lincoln memorial. >> i want to take a look one more time. i'm not going to see this again. >> reporter: before the president gets back to work, he heads to the washington national cathedral for an interfaith service for prayers to be offered up for the country
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we committed to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: foreign policy absent from his address, though he heralded the end of a decade of war, and touted the economy. >> the commitments we may teach each other, these things do not sap our nation, they strengthen us. >> reporter: the president mostly refrained...
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a theme of, our job is not finished until our gay brothers and sisters have equal rights under the law. this was a bigger moment, i think, than a lot of people initially gave it credit for. i just felt this was a president who has found his voice, who feels empowered and knows, as robert said, that he's not going to get everything. i think you were saying in the earlier hour, he didn't campaign on climate change, this is going to be hard and won't get done. >> he didn't campaign on gay rights. he didn't get behind gay rights for four years until joe biden basically outside him. >> exactly. at the same time, i think -- on that stage -- >> what's that? >> that goes a bit far. we can talk about that at another time. >> on the issue, on the issue. >> with re-election, he is thinking much more broadly and much more inclusively. i was very moved, just being up there in that frozen crowd. looking out over the mass. >> one hour, eight minutes into the show, wave heard or read a variety of different reactions of the speech from both sides of the aisle, i think is fascinating. there isn't a swee
a theme of, our job is not finished until our gay brothers and sisters have equal rights under the law. this was a bigger moment, i think, than a lot of people initially gave it credit for. i just felt this was a president who has found his voice, who feels empowered and knows, as robert said, that he's not going to get everything. i think you were saying in the earlier hour, he didn't campaign on climate change, this is going to be hard and won't get done. >> he didn't campaign on gay...